N130FB1947 Grumman G-73
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Carson City, NV
- Certificate issued
- Feb 12, 2016
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 15, 1980
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Grumman
- Model
- G-73
- Year
- 1947
- Serial number
- J-30
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Amphibian
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A07BB0
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W R1340 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 600 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2016 – nowIndividual ownerCarson City, NV · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-11-02 | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating Engines | Jul 19, 1999 | Engine (R1340 SERIES) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine · engine · failedAug 31, 2002
LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF FROM PDI. AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO RAMP AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO PDI TO INVESTIGATE. PROPELLER AND ENGINE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT ENGINE SENT BACK TO FLL FOR SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY MANUFACTURER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · press relief vlv · wornNov 19, 1996
DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN OF THE NR 1 ENGINE OF A G-73T SEAPLANE DUE TO DROPPING OIL PRESSURE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING INTO CHUB CAY, BAHAMAS, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS DISLODGED FROM ITS SEAT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026